Free Accommodation in Europe and Worldwide

A free bed in Poland for The Baldman

Apart from your airfare the largest cost you will incur in your travels will be for accommodation. So, how can we reduce our costs? What can we do to save money and allow us to spend more on other things such as upgrading rail passes or the ability to travel for extended periods of time.

The first thing you can do is join up with free accommodation sites such as http://www.couchsurfing.com/, http://www.globalfreeloaders.com/. Both these sites will enable you to stay for free, either in a bed, on a mattress or as the name suggests, on a couch. However, sometimes there may only be room for you to lay out your sleeping bag on the floor.

*Top Tip: Always take some decorated tea-towels, fridge magnets or little souvenirs showing icons or landmarks from your home city with you when you travel. Give these as gifts to people when they allow you to stay in their homes.